Our Approach
World travellers Colin & Maria love the great outdoors! Their passion is their life, and their life is backpacking. They were married in a small town in the Scottish Highlands and have been backpacking and camping since they met in 2004.
Long distance hiking, car camping, and weekend adventures, it’s what they’re about. In 2018, Colin was lucky enough to hike the Appalachian Trail, south bound. When it comes eating gourmet by campfire, Maria knows how to whip it up, pack it in and amaze those that chow down.
Their philosophy is simple, get out and go for a hike!
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Thanks for checking out the site, and as always, Happy Trails!
Meet the Campers
Maria
Trail Name: Maple And Spice
What is your favourite hiking food?
Taco beef Mac & cheese and snickers
Name your favourite hiking adventure!
I really love the Fundy Circuit. I’ve done it in both directions, with Colin and solo. It takes me through places I love so I get to enjoy them in different seasons or times of day.
Hammock or tent?
Hammock if I’m solo. Tent if I’m not.
Camping next to a river in a valley or next to a cliff?
Valley
What do you want people to understand about hiking?
Just because it scares you, doesn’t mean it scares me. I’m not worried about all the things that could go wrong because I have prepared for them.
The one piece of equipment everyone should have!
A decent foil blanket. They are cheap, light and can save your life in multiple ways.
The one piece of comfort equipment that you’ll never hike without.
My blue bandana, a gift from my friend Kathrin when we were 15.
Colin
Trail Name: WHIP
Where is your favourite trail?
Besides the Appalachian Trail, the Mi’gmaq hiking trail which follows the Nepisiguit River.
What is your favourite hiking food?
Instant potatoes and homemade dehydrated chicken Alfredo.
Name your favourite hiking adventure!
The backside of Mount Carleton in New Brunswick, following the trails near Bathurst Lake.
Camping next to a river in a valley or on a cliff?
On a cliff, it’s the sunrises and sunsets!
Best animal encounter!
It’s a tie between when a moose crossed our path in Mount Carleton and when a adolescent bear came tumbling down a hill behind us, Maria thought it was a squirrel.
The one piece of comfort equipment that you’ll never hike without.
Blow up pillow! You want comfort on a long journey, take a pillow.
Name the trail thats just out of reach!
The Arctic expedition that Adam Shoalts conquered in his book “Beyond The Trees: A Journey Alone Across Canadas Arctic”.